Michael Bruno The Bishop Museum , Hawaiʻi 's largest museum that is the preeminent center for cultural and natural history in the Pacific, has added University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Provost Michael Bruno to its board of directors. Bruno joins the prestigious group that governs the center for scientific study and educational outreach. 'I view my involvement on the board as important from two different perspectives. One is that, in my opinion, the museum is an essential resource for the people of Hawaiʻi and visitors from outside of Hawaiʻi and I would like to believe that I can bring my experience and expertise to good use for the museum,' Bruno said.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/10/09/bruno-bishop-museum-board/

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The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Excellence created Guidance on artificial intelligence ( AI ), a resource for faculty, researchers and staff to address academic integrity, assignment and assessment redesign, UH System resources and related policies. The guidance was created in response to the advent of AI tools, such as ChatGPT, GPT-4, Microsoft's Bing and others, that raise new questions and challenges for academia. 'Whether it is the research that we conduct or the instruction of our students and even the ways that we all do our daily work, there is no doubt in my mind that artificial intelligence will play an increasingly important role,' said UH Mānoa Provost Michael Bruno.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/10/09/ai-guidance-uh

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©Gensler/Ryan Gobuty More than 100 University of Hawaiʻi Academy for Creative Media ( ACM ) System students will be reaping the benefits of a new partnership with the Hawaiʻi International Film Festival ( HIFF )—the HIFF x ACM Accelerator , which was announced this summer. Any ACM System student in Hawaiʻi can sign-up for a free HIFF x ACM Accelerator student pass to the 43rd Hawaiʻi International Film Festival presented by Halekulani (October 12–22 on Oʻahu and through November 5, on Maui, Kauaʻi, Lanaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island), which includes: Five free admissions to day-of screenings (tickets limited by availability) Invitation to HIFF x ACM Gather networking event (Metaverse virtual event) Invitation to all HIFF industry panels Free HIFF industry membership for the year By early October, more than 130 students had signed up.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/10/09/hiff-screening-at-uh-west-oahu/

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Galápagos Islands (Photo credit: Andres Cruz) Approximately 24 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa undergraduate students will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to conduct research over the next three summers. The students who apply and are accepted for the all-expenses-paid project will spend a summer at one of the richest locations for ecological research in the world outside of Hawaiʻi —the Galápagos Islands. The National Science Foundation—International Research Experiences for Students: Immersive Research in Galápagos program encompasses a unique blend of Indigenous and Western science and culture, with a core focus on the field of island invasion biology in the Pacific.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/10/09/galpagos-islands-research-opportunity/

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Honolulu philanthropist and former First Hawaiian Bank Chairman Walter A. Dods Jr . is donating $5 million to the University of Hawaiʻi 's new Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs ( RISE ) at UH Mānoa. In recognition of this momentous gift, the building will be renamed the Walter Dods Jr. RISE Center. Walter A. Dods Jr . Dods is an alumnus of UH Mānoa's Shidler College of Business , a longtime donor to UH and former president of the UH Foundation 's Board of Trustees.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/10/08/walter-dods-5m-donation-rise/

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—Hidden meaning, as in Hawaiian poetry; concealed reference, as to a person, thing, or place; words with double meanings that might bring good or bad fortune. Previous ʻōlelo Nani Laulima Honi Haliʻa Hoʻopili All ʻŌlelo of the Week 'As our ancestors have shown, there is a duality that connects our physical world with the spiritual world; it is up to us to recognize the hidden meanings (kaona) that help guide us in our daily lives.' —Kawena Lorenzo, kuaʻana (senior peer mentor) Leeward Community College Kīpuka Native Hawaiian Center and student at the University of Hawaiʻi –West Oʻahu For more information on other elements of the definition and usage, go to the UH Hilo Wehewehe Wikiwiki .

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/10/03/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-kaona/

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Wouldn't it be helpful to have a tool that can help identify potential cases of mental health conditions and developmental issues? Imagine the amount of people that could be helped earlier with powerful instruments and aids as part of that diagnosis. Diagnosing mental health conditions and developmental delays such as autism and ADHD in individuals through video may one day be possible using artificial intelligence ( AI ) and is the focus of a new University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa project. This public impact research by Assistant Professor Peter Washington from the Information and Computer Sciences Department is funded by a $2.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/10/03/artificial-intelligence-detect-conditions

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Clermontia hanaulaensis (Photo credit: Department of Land and Natural Resources) A native plant that was first discovered in the forests of West Maui in 2020 by a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa expert has now been officially recognized as a new Hawaiian species. The plant, named Clermontia hanaulaensis , was found during routine surveys by Hank Oppenheimer, Maui Nui Plant Extinction Prevention Program ( PEPP ) coordinator. The program is part of the Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit in UH Mānoa's College of Natural Sciences .

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/29/new-plant-species-unique-to-west-maui/

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Promising University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Shidler College of Business freshmen learned how to kickstart a business and pitched their ideas to investors, all while raising almost $2,000 to help victims of the devastating Maui wildfires. In the third annual Mālama Pono Challenge, approximately 30 Shidler DAP (Freshman Direct Admit Program) students spent two weeks in September 2023 creating a business plan, and manufacturing and selling their products. The eight student-led businesses ranged from making jewelry using kūpeʻe shells, to selling musubis, popsicles, li hing candies and more.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/29/shidler-kickstarters-raise-funds-maui/

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More than 20 students, faculty and staff gathered in the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College's Heona Fine Arts Studio in September to begin work on a new three-panel, 40' by 8', acrylic-on-canvas mural, which will be the centerpiece of the new student lounge. 'The idea started with bringing the outside in,' said creator Marc Antosch, a UH Maui College graphic designer. 'It began with ʻāina (land) as a central subject, then wai/kai (freshwater/sea), and then Indigenous animals. The artistic style was inspired by the works of Hawaiʻi artist (and UH Mānoa alumna) Heather Brown.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/29/uh-maui-college-therapeutic-new-mural

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Students, faculty and staff participated in the annual on-campus flu vaccination clinic. More than 130 Kapiʻolani Community College students, faculty and staff got vaccinated against seasonal influenza at a two-day on-site clinic held in September. The college's human resources department collaborated with Times Pharmacy to create the on-campus opportunity. Nearly half of the 130 participants were students, with many from the college's health science programs. 'I love the convenience of the on-campus flu vaccination clinic and its purpose considering my line of work,' said Kyra Talisoa, an emergency medical technician program student.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/29/flu-vaccination-clinic-at-kapiolani-cc/

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Ryuzo Yanagimachi, whose pioneering contributions to reproductive biology and cloning have impacted millions of people and allowed families to grow, died on September 27, at the age of 95, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine announced. (1970s) The renowned researcher began at UH Mānoa in 1966 as an assistant professor at JABSOM ‘s Department of Anatomy and Reproductive Biology. Yanagimachi, or 'Yana' as he was affectionately called, pioneered cloning and made numerous breakthroughs in mammalian fertilization and other fertilization techniques, such as intracytoplasmic sperm injection ( ICSI ).

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/28/in-memoriam-ryuzo-yanagimachi/

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It's National Honey Month and Vulcan fans who attended the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo women's volleyball game on September 21 were treated to free giveaways of honey products courtesy of the UH Hilo beekeeping program. 'The program is grateful to athletics for allowing us the opportunity to celebrate National Honey Month at their game. It provided us the venue to share the importance of bees and share some of the bounty that comes from them,' said Lorna Tsutsumi, professor of entomology who heads the Adopt-A-Beehive with Chef Alan Wong program at the College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/28/uh-hilo-national-honey-month

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Using an innovative new approach to sampling corals, researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are now able to create maps of coral biochemistry that reveal with unprecedented detail the distribution of compounds that are integral to the healthy functioning of reefs. The study was published in Communications Biology. 'This work is a major step in understanding the coral holobiont [the coral animal and all of its associated microorganisms], which is critical for reef restoration and management,' said lead author Ty Roach, who conducted this study as a postdoctoral researcher at the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology ( HIMB ) in the UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/28/biochemistry-coral-reefs

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This week's UH News Image of the Week is from the UH Hilo's Jotis Russell-Christian, an undergraduate in astronomy. Russell-Christian shared, 'The picture depicts a sunset from Mauna Kea during a field trip with Kāwili Kine Culture, a part of The Center for Global Education & Exchange at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. The sun set was incredible from the tallest mountain in the world!' Previous Images Wahine Soccer Red Ti Leaf Go ‘Bows! Arwen the Hound Welina Mānoa All Images of the Week Send us your image! Want to get in on the action? The next UH News Image of the Week could be yours! Submit a photo, drawing, painting, digital illustration of a project you are working on, a moment from a field research outing or a beautiful and/or interesting shot of a scene on your campus.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/27/uh-news-image-of-the-week-maunakea-sunset/

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The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is among the world's top 1% for teaching and research, according to the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The flagship campus of the 10 campus system placed No . 57 in the U.S. and in the No . 201–250 tier worldwide. That's out of more than 25,000 colleges and universities in the world (top 250 qualifies as the world's top 1%). Times Higher Education, which issues these rankings annually, is one of the leading national and international university rankings organizations.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/27/2024-times-higher-education-world-rankings

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From marine mollusks to pipipi (an endemic snail), promising undergraduate students from colleges across the country researched diversity through a thriving initiative at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The 2023 Research Experience for Undergraduates ( REU ) program , hosted by the School of Life Sciences , welcomed eight students to the 10-week summer program. It was the first time the REU program partnered with the Bishop Museum, and six of the students worked jointly between the two institutions to explore biodiversity related research questions.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/26/reu-program-bishop-museum/

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Two University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa faculty were appointed to the City and County of Honolulu Board of Parks and Recreation, a volunteer board created to advise the Department of Parks and Recreation on recreational, cultural and public entertainment opportunities at city parks and facilities. Judith Stilgenbauer and Christy Nishita are among eight new appointees to the board. Judith Stilgenbauer Stilgenbauer, a professor of landscape architecture at UH Mānoa's School of Architecture, has experience assisting the Trust for Public Land with renovations and planning for their philanthropic work at ʻAʻala Park.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/26/uh-faculty-parks-board

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—Beauty, glory, splendor. Previous ʻōlelo Laulima Honi Haliʻa Hoʻopili ʻImi All ʻŌlelo of the Week 'As shown in our mele (songs and chants), Hawaiians celebrated and respected the beauty of nature all around them. To me, this word is a reminder to celebrate the beauty around us—the ʻāina (land), our loved ones, our connections with the land and one another—and to take on kuleana (responsibility) in nurturing all of that beauty.' —Kaleikūkamakani Ruiz, Counselor, Leeward Community College For more information on other elements of the definition and usage, go to the UH Hilo Wehewehe Wikiwiki .

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/26/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-nani/

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Column by University of Hawaiʻi Maui College Chancellor Lui Hokoana was published by The Maui News on September 23, 2023. As we move through our fall semester, we carry on traveling two parallel paths — supporting our students and supporting our community. Although the sadness remains, we acknowledge that planning for the future is part of the recovery process. Even as the environment changes on a nearly daily basis, we strive to meet immediate needs. We have learned the importance of being flexible and know whatever we are able to achieve is a direct result of a tireless UH – MC ʻohana and countless community partners and volunteers.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/26/embarking-road-to-recovery

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UH Mānoa National Science Foundation Research Traineeship team A new University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa graduate education program that is designed to train the next generation of data scientists in a multitude of skill sets to benefit the state, nation and the world earned a five-year, $3 million boost from the National Science Foundation ( NSF ). The NSF Research Traineeship award will allow a cross-disciplinary group of researchers to develop an innovative graduate program that brings together engineering, computer science, social science, business and medicine to harness the power of data science.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/25/3m-award-graduate-data-scientists/

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Christa Braun-Inglis For her achievements in expanding the role of Advanced Practice Providers ( APP s)—such as nurse practitioners and physicians assistants—who care for patients in cancer clinical trials, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center Assistant Researcher Christa Braun-Inglis has earned the National Cancer Institute's ( NCI ) Director's Award. She was one of 15 from the NCI and NCI -sponsored centers who garnered this national recognition. Oncology APP s have emerged as a pivotal force in cancer care, making invaluable contributions that benefit patients and advance medical science.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/25/christa-braun-inglis-nci-award/

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Making ʻaha (using coconut husk fibers to create a cord) to tag and identify corals is the focus of a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa undergraduate student's project to incorporate Indigenous knowledge into marine science and help keep plastic out of the ocean. Jasmine Chang Jasmine Chang, a third-year student studying marine biology and ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi at the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology ( HIMB ) in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology , also works as a lab technician in the Coral Resilience Lab .

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/25/making-aha-tag-identify-corals/

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The UH PISALE team A complex software framework that advances scientific knowledge of high energy density ( HED ) materials and processes has been developed by University of Hawaiʻi researchers. The development is key to a wide range of disciplines, including renewable energy, medicine and more. The software provides mathematical models for many diverse applications, including exploding liquid droplets heated by an X-ray laser at the nanosecond (billionth of a second) timescale. In this application, the software focuses on the interactions between cooler portions of the liquid droplets and the column of heated HED droplet material, for experiments being carried out at the world's brightest X-ray laser at the U.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/25/pisale-team-software-framework/

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Wildfire in California. (Photo credit: Mike McMillan /USFS) The climate event La Niña that can cause devastating weather, impacting communities and industries from agriculture to tourism, is happening more frequently and lasting longer, according to new public impact research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Atmospheric scientist Bin Wang from the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology ( SOEST ) found that five out of six La Niña events since 1998 have lasted more than one year, including an unprecedented triple-year event.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/25/la-nina-weather-lasting-longer/

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One reassuring, expert voice during the COVID-19 pandemic was University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine ( JABSOM ) alumna and Assistant Clinical Professor Theresa Wee, who blogged on practical healthcare, combined with personal encounters of loss, resilience and the guiding presence of faith. Readers related to her experiences, and found comfort and solace in her posts. Wee published My Covid-19 Diary: Practical Tips and Scriptures for Improbable Times from an American Doctor, based on her blogging journey, which she started on March 23, 2020—the day Gov.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/22/jabsom-alumna-covid-blog

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Alex Sosa is committed to creating a space in which all students and other members of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa community can find guidance and support. The undergraduate public health student created and hosts 'Real Talk,' a weekly radio show on campus radio station KTUH , which discusses public health topics ranging from social justice and the protection of natural resources to substance use disorders and sexual health education. Sosa's motivation to start the show was deeply personal.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/21/real-talk-ktuh-show

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A popular series geared toward building pilina—deep connections, relationships and interdependence—within oneself, others and ʻāina has returned to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. This fall, the Native Hawaiian Place of Learning ( NHPoL ) Advancement Office welcomes students, faculty, staff and the off-campus community to engage in the Aloha ʻĀina Fridays free weekly workshops on oli (Hawaiian chant), body movement/visualization and mālama ʻāina (caring for ʻāina). 'Our team is excited to bring back this series for the fall because we want everyone to build a connection to this place,' said Kawehionālani Goto, UH Mānoa NHPoL Advancement Office Program Specialist.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/19/aloha-aina-fridays

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—Cooperation, joint action; group of people working together; community; to work together, cooperate. Previous ʻōlelo Honi Haliʻa Hoʻopili ʻImi Hāpai All ʻŌlelo of the Week 'Growing up on such a small island, is an important value we share in our community. Working together to ensure traditions and the culture of Kauaʻi will go on for generations.' —Emily Morton, Communications student, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa For more information on other elements of the definition and usage, go to the UH Hilo Wehewehe Wikiwiki .

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/19/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-laulima/

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A new space telescope designed to search for exoplanets and do groundbreaking cosmology is set to deploy by 2027. A University of Hawaiʻi astronomer is co-leading a team that was recently awarded $11 million to develop critical tools for NASA 's trailblazing Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman). The telescope will focus on the search for planets as well as aim to unravel the secrets of dark energy and dark matter, and explore infrared astrophysics. David Rubin, an assistant professor in the UH Department of Physics and Astronomy, and his team will design software needed to process observations of thousands of supernovae or exploding stars that Roman is expected to discover, helping to measure and explain how the universe has expanded and evolved.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/09/19/hawaii-astronomer-grant-telescope

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